Schumacher v. Giedt

This action arose out of a controversy between two factions of a church congregation and involves the possession and use of its property valued at $150,000'.

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bowdle, South Dakota, established in 1888 is a congregational type of church, owing no- allegiance or subservience to any hierarchy. In 1902 it affiliated with the Minnesota Synod of the Lutheran Church. When that Synod merged with the Wisconsin Synod in 1919 it became .affiliated with the latter group, which affiliation it has since maintained. In 1927 Rev. Paul G. Albrecht, on ordained minister…